A report in my daily newspaper states that Laura Bush and daughters Barbara and Jenna arrived in South Africa (Cape Town) for a short visit in a military Airbus A340 - 600.

Surely this cannot be right? Obviously the journalist could not give a rat's ass to make sure what type of aircraft they flew in on.

Question is, with what aircraft did they actually fly? If I can find out I can send an e-mail to the paper to point out their error, and to tell them to get their facts straight before printing bullshit like this.

Below is a link to the article, unfortunately it is in Afrikaans, but if you look at the third paragraph, the words Airbus 340-600 will stand out like a sore thumb. The paragraph states that she is accompanied by about 40 personnel, 15 of wich are overseas journalists.

Considering that the USAF does not have any Airbus aircraft, nor do I think there is even a military A340-600, you are correct in that Mrs. Bush and her daughters did not arrive on an A340-600. They most likely flew in on a C-32 (757).

Quoting Ha763 (Reply 1):Considering that the USAF does not have any Airbus aircraft, nor do I think there is even a military A340-600, you are correct in that Mrs. Bush and her daughters did not arrive on an A340-600. They most likely flew in on a C-32 (757).